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EIGHT PAGES. WASHINGTON, D. C., JANUARY 22, 1939. Jack Warner Song of ‘Set to Music’ Ends Artist Finds Says There’ll But Some Sad Melody A Refuge on Be Changes Wails in Critics’ Ears Broadway Studio Head Tells Noel Coward’s Erwin Piscator, Of Plans for Bright Claptrap Brings Complaints That Late of Germany, Coming Year Directs Here He Writes Claptrap By Sheilah Graham. By Mark Barron, HOLLYWOOD. Cartnody. , By Jay Associated Press Stall Writer. Paging Priscilla Lane! You are If events went as scheduled Mr. Noel Coward Is off (off yesterday, NEW YORK. the best bet for stardom in the on another one of those round-the-world which he for jaunts, prescribes Amid the crews of for- Warner Bros.’ studio. This news flourishing himself when he feels humility slipping away from him. There are per- and direc- comes straight from the boss' mouth eign actors, playwrights sons of course who think that if Mr. Coward travels for deflation pur- tors who are across the —i. e., Jack Warner, with whom I moving poses he would have worn a path around the world by this time. The Broadway scene this season, there lunched to extract this and equally observation is for it is the intention to mention are several arrived of Important items of information. irrelevant, however, merely newly refugees here that no where Mr. Coward or how he distinction fleeing from the troubled And here is something to cheer the matter goes, long may stay, soul of Olivia De Havilland. Mr. echoes of his "Set to Music" seem likely to haunt critics who dared to European stages. Some of these have moved on to Warner promises that she will leave like it. Even now the air* is fairly filled with what their authors call, Hollywood. Others like the exiled the ingenue class she dislikes so too modestly it seems, "minority reports." The real minority reports ap- Berlin stage director, Erwin Piscator, much and go on to bigger and better parently are the superlative saturated comments of professional critics are staying on Broadway and the things. (A good start, is her Melanie of and New York. Boston, Washington influence of some like him already in “Gone With the Wind.'') ^role Mr. Coward, it seems, made a many paying customers desperately is being felt in forthcoming pro- As for Ann Sheridan, she is def- great • with his nonsense. From the expression on his face as ductions. initely in line for parts that will unhappy frothy at the Piscator's first task here is to stage exceed the she receives. this correspondent sat beside him one night National, he made publicity for Gilbert Miller a dramatization (Miss Sheridan is a himself most desperately unhappy of all. At the time, his tormented publicity gc- of Tolstoi's "War and Peace,” a pro- tress—i. e.. one who receives lots of expression was diagnosed as an artist's anguish in tryout time. His duction which will begin as soon as ballyhoo but no roles worth men- must have been a kind of ecstacy as compared to that of pain, however, a leading man is found. The man All tioning.) that will be changed— one articulate customer who wrote a three-page form letter to the local they would like is Paul Muni. on Jack Warner's word of honor. critics revealing to them the twin secret of their dumbness and sycho- In compressing this marathon But here is less something pleas- phancy. The letter bore five different signatures, all of them suspect, novel into the limited time of a ing for Marie Wilson, who was sup- probably on the theory that a wrath like that was too acute for any one theatrical evening Piscator plans to posed to jump to stardom after a The movies are too. use some of the technique he de- Meets Girl.” to suffer under single name. colossal, “Boy She won’t. And vised when he staged the whole for the sad reason "To come to the says the author after two reasonably that, according bluntly point,” panorama of the prosperity before to her is too " to was critcal • employer, she much of extensive paragraphs, ‘Set Music’ by any self-respecting the depression in his play, "Business a type. It seems the?e isn't any standards superficial claptrap. Its humor was shallow and spurious for the Boom,” in 1930. market for the dumb roles blond reason that it set out to do a significant and trenchant in simple ttyrig me play opened on an empty portrayed so excellently by Miss a shallow and spurious way.” and as the scenes Wilson. (Take mv advice. Marie— sfage progressed That is debatable, in part. Even a Coward admirer will not quarrel a bustling, rich city was built before dye your hair black and drop the with the fact that Mr. Coward writes superficially and that the result the eyes of the audience. Then dumb masquerade.) called His defenders can that came foreign traders to win business Here, in the order named, is Mr. might legitimtely be claptrap. merely say room from this new and prosperous city, Warner's list of his 10 best pictures it is the very finest kind of claptrap, that there is in the entertain- and when that trade was built up for 1938: “Four Daughters,” “Robin ment field for such material, and that it never has been marketed under then came dictators to destroy all Hood,” “Jezebel.” "Angels With a false trademark. It is the second part of the observation which we that had been built. It was about Faces.” “Dawn Patrol," "Dr. that one ever set out to do a Dirty don't believe at all. We don’t believe any that time that the road to exile Clitterhouse.” “Slight Case of Mur- a and not "significant and trenchant thing in shallow spurious way.” No. began to loom before Piscator and “The “Brother Rat” Here's the face that launched a thousand, and a thousand To insure that the der,” Sisters.” even Mr. who is a whimsical with a fine talent for mocking additionally President’s Birthday Ball, times a Coward, chap he fled to Austria Just as he has and “Crime School.” The award for thousand shouts—some joy and some of purest anguish. a week from tomorrow night, will be a success, the Warner Bros, It’s Vivien the British conventional methods of approach. fled now to Broadway. the best performance among his Leigh, lass who certainly is going to play studio is sending along one of its top box-office stars, Errol Scarlett O'Hara in Evelyn S., Gertrude M. and the other three persolis the writer was Piscator, like many of the modern players he gives to Bette Davis for “Gone With the Wind.” Flynn. fair when accuse this directors, infuses his productions “Jezebel.” feeling like, are not playing quite they department of “Set to Music." more with comment on current problems. Unlike a certain we of a completely unqualified approval Coming producer could In Middle Europe he staged “The mention—but won’t—Mr. Warner to the point, by but one paragraph but still more bluntly than bluntly Merchant of Venice” in this manner some to _ makes no pretense of placing art Scarlett’s Formal they did. we did say: "It probably is kind of dirty ingratitude Now Debut bnglish —Shvlock was modernized into a first and foremost in his with more but a Playwrights produc- suggest that Mr. Coward has written glitter, misgiving Polish Jew who comes to Berlin as tions. or two on that score does manage to crowd its way in between the laughs. a salesman of munitions to the “Art itself in is a lot • » by pictures Proves to Be an Ordeal • And, with Miss Lillie to polish up any dullness, you can be sure Have Words to Soothe Us Nazis. The Nazis win with these of bunk,” he says frankly. "The there is nothing seriously wrong with ‘Set to Music.’ arms, but Piscator got into trouble first aim should be entertainment, with the Nazis because he was trying **then art—and then education." Mr. Vivien and the That opinion is unchanged. It was based primarily upon the Leigh Others Face Dodie Smith and Oscar Wilde on to show in this production a com- Warner has done more than his that Mr. Coward was a kind of coutourier cutting assumption merely ment upon the change then taking share A at an Affair Miss Lillie. We think he did an of the latter with “Pasteur,” Barrage a show to the measurements of Broadway Again to Say place in Germany. “The Life of Emile Zola” and his excellent sort of thing, and in doing so we were sitting there in the “I wanted to show the change in current “Juarez.” Paul That Is Anticlimactic There’ starring National reacting without any reference to what the New York critics ‘There, Germany from 1918 until 1929.” he Muni, Bette Davis and John Gar- subsequently might say. (We won't guess how many beans there are said. “There was no anti-Semitic field. According to Mr. Warner. W. Churchill. Ira then. I was By Douglas in a jar, either.) By Wolfert. feeling really making “Juarez” will duplicate conditions of HOLLYWOOD. NEW YORK. ‘The Merchant of Venice’ a com- In picking up the critical cliches to tell the critics of her, or his, today. During the unhappy and The other evening on a brightly lighted stage at Selznick-International English playwrights—and that, this week, includes Dodie Smith and parison with the present-day situa- contempt for them, the author of the letter (who echoed brief reign of Maximilian and Car- formal announcement of the casting of Scarlett O'Hara was made to the expansive Oscar Wilde—seem to have learned their art at their mothers' knees. tion in Germany in the same wav a number of others on the missed by a mile doing the job lotta the United States played the world, and Vivien Leigh, the successful candidate, was presented to the subject) Writing plays comes naturally and easily to them, and whatever they write that you compare the situations of Important part of emancipator to press along with Olivia De Havilland and Leslie Howard. The event seemed that one of our favorite critics of critics did in a single sentence. is awfully soothing. any two sets of oppressed people.” that anticlimactic in 'Mexico, lending country $30,- light of the hullabaloo the studio has raised for two years “Mr. Coward," he said with a candor which pales the bluntness If, on rare occasions, they miss by a narrow margin the effect of a Piscator. asked about the proba- 000,000 and threatening France with over “Gone With the Wind.” Press agents fluttered about while corre- of all the others, “ought to be told that you can't fool all the people dullaby and the audience remains awake, they never in recent times have bilities of his return to his home in reprisals under the terms of the sponaents. pretty weary oi tne wnoie* ■-— all the time.” missea acmeving me quality oi a«s Germany and the production there Monroe Doctrine. manufactured controversy, tried to of consists1 of the of liberal he used That was well said, but it still did not convince us that Mr. lullaby, which, course, type plays he let down the bars to controversial very their naughty Susans go far away, “You can do so much for democ- think of politely embarrassing ques- of a gentle, graceful talent for to produce, said that “you can only subjects, he did say that the medium Coward really should be expected to write like any one other than Mr. too—far, far. far like racy with educational pictures," con- tions. emptiness. The talent for empti- i away, good produce liberal plays jp Germany should play a part in our vital and Coward. He did that once. Because he wanted to Hamlet, coffee in Paris. And Oscar Wilde's tinues Mr. Warner, who holds the One irreverent sob sister asked try play ness is the curse of the the- in the It makes it times. English i today cemetery. interesting a on our he wrote a one-act drama in the "The Importance of Being Earnest” distinction of being the first Holly- Miss Leigh if she had ever read the suspicion merely part, ater, although, as a flatter of fact* much more convenient there for In his talk were traces of the is like that. It chucks you under wood producer with courage enough Margaret Mitchell novel; the actress "Tonight at 8:30” cycle which was called “The Astonished Heart.” this is the only side of the ocean i every one.” philosophy expounded for several the chin for three acts. to name a nation as a villain—Ger- replied that she had three times. Every one who saw it was perfectly willing that Mr. Coward should on which it is cursed. But. he is here to direct “War and years by the progressive factors of his forthcoming “Confes- “Do you know what a junebug is?” to write like And back to like As I remember, mother had a If you find a discrepancy in the Peace” in its Gilbert Miller produc- many—in the industry. A stanch conserva- give up trying Shakespeare. go writing way | of a Nazi “With this asked the disagreeable reporter, and of substitutes for the facts fact that Oscar Wilde, whose play ! tion. And, then, to see his new play sions Spy.” tive, Mr. Hays has always resisted Noel Coward, which is what he did in "Set to Music,” and was good finding I hope to do for the perse- when the actress said she did not of life She also had a habit of is being revived here after a lapse about Mme. Curie and radium pro- picture the expansion of the screen beyond enough for a great many people except those who expect substance in victims of and the writer snorted that even one in the comers and of 4 years, is the modem mother, duced. The musical accompaniment cuted Germany—Jews the limits of innocuous entertain- their dramatic literature. tucking making and should have aroused her and Miss Smith the old-fashioned of the latter is Kurt Weill, the Catholics—what we did for law reading ment. Just as liberal critics of the everything neat. You had the by to look into the Substance is a nice thing to have, but it is better when it comes one, then don’t know the who collaborated with ""order with 'Public Enemy.’ The im- curiosity enough Court have accused that jeepers-creepers or the screemie- you Eng- composer Supreme from a was matter. the pen of Robert Sherwood, an Eugene O'Neill. From Mr. lish theater. The English theater Maxwell Anderson on the current mediate result of that picture to body of being a generation behind meemies, or maybe Alice stuck her A mindful of the Coward, superficial is the standard nicely lacquered. has been going backward for a hit “Knickerbocker Holiday” and arouse the public to the horrors of young reporter, public thought, so have forward- claptrap product, tongue out at you. and mother said, long bitter that time. who collaborated with Piscator in gangsterdom and put A1 Capone be- fight George Cukor put thinking residents of Hollywood There, there,” and everything went in behalf of Katharine Berlin. hind bars.” up Hepburn, charged Mr. Hays with being 10 away. She put a cool hand on your It’s All So Very Nice, asked the director if he This is the of a the- “Confessions of a Nazi Spy” deals thought years behind the demands of enter- brow and everything went away— But What of It? just story that atrical ... A named With the recent New York trial and Miss Leigh would fill the role tainment. sense and and * refugee refugee Olivia Gets sensibility, pride Not to the too much im- with Cukor Protection give play Piscator whose name is listed next conviction of four German spies. equal competence. got In no way will the lowering of prejudice, the headless man who a little mad about the and portance, what’s wrong with the to Dr. Einstein in a Berlin book and Not only will the actual names of question the Hays bars countenance any HOLLYWOOD. or of was always trying to chew on your society's approval disapproval who from home the be used, but of their bosses said, “I won't answer that, for you of and social Adam's and the fever of English theater is what's wrong with began traveling spies great surge political Four prominent Hollywood actors a man mav mean to the Warner apple, are talking about a friend of mine. when Dr. Einstein did. Princeton —Hitler, Goering, Goebbels, et al. topics. Even the most incurable have banded together and formed 104.3, all-away, far, far away, like Dodie Smith's "Dear Octopus.” Besides, it's a i3ros' actresst hnas nott bDeen maae d or Broadway, here is a refugee. ^ Edward G. Robinson portrays a G- very stupid question.” optimists do not dare to hope that what they call the S-. P. O. de H. U. a bill that isn’t due until tomorrow. Another Here is a crafty work of literature, Man. The rest of the cast will be journalist, curious about gloves will be removed and life M.—the Society for the Protection clear- Dodie Smith's new play, “Dear Oc- the rumors written with sense chosen from among the actors and of romance surrounding handled in forthright fashion. But of Olivia de Havilland from Unde- This much is known: Whenever topus.” is like that. It says “There, tact, grace, good Miss almost and facility, acted exquisitely by a John Carradine Gets actresses in Hollywood. This is the Leigh ,was frozen to they do believe that characters will sirable Males. it is reported that Olivia has been there,” for three acts. death when a studio attache said, be allowed to utter the of large cast headed by Lillian Gish first time since 1916 (when Jack thoughts Self-appointed, the S. P. O. de H. taken to a night club, cafe or theater Then there is my children's Role “Miss is married.” normal men and women and that and Lucille Watson, and produced Sympathetic Warner produced Ambassador James Leigh U. M. is composed of Olivia's four by a new escort she is deluged by a mother, modern and made of Miss and directed by John C. Wilson and John Carradine, as mean a villain Gerard's “My Four Years in Ger- Leigh's nervousness increased dialogue will not be as sterile as it closest male friends in the -film series of telegrams reading, ‘‘S. P. O. brighter, wittier stuff. No “There, as bulbs Glen Byam Shaw with that excel- as ever leered from the screen, has many” for the United States Gov- flashlight popped and ques- has been in the ..past. colony: Donald Crisp. Basil Rath- de H-. U. M. has met and considered there, my dear,” for her. Instead, tions became bolder. She each The office has denied j lence which is the stamp of profes- been signed by Hal Roach Studios ernment) that the movies have gave Hays always bone, Claude Rains and David Niven, the name of the gentleipan with : she chucks the tots under the chin, correspondent a demonstration of that it has exerted on sional theater. And yet the first to play the first sympathetic stellar dared use the immense power of any cenorship It has set up for itself a single pur- whom you dined last ngiht. The when she is not clouting them on her Southern accent, which the social and In question you ask yourself while part of his career. Carradine will propaganda in connection with the political questions. pose: To approve or disapprove all society hereby serves notice that it the head. Whatever their plaint Selznick officials truth, it cannot be said that of- reaching for your hat is. "What of be “Coughv” in “Captain Fury,” acts of a foreign nation. So far explained was any males seeking Olivia's favor. approves (or disapproves) your it's laughed away, and their creep- easier for an it?” and the second, "Who cares?” which Hal Roach will direct. there have been no objections from Englishman to simu- (See CHURCHILL, Page F-2. 1 Exactly what the effect of the choice of a dinner escort.” l ing horrors, their infantile palsies, The English seem to care a lot. The The role is that of a sentimental the Hays office, and Mr. Warner late than for a Yankee. Eventually she play is having a great success over who, assures me that the amazingly tired of being on exhibition and political prisoner although there. with a knife and strong script will reach the public withdrew from the limelight. How- adept pun upon his would rather extem- as is. ard, who will play Ashley, was not Miss Smith has set herself the enemies, Tells a on Himself about the beauties so task a “Our fathers came to America to easily discouraged. He continued John Barrymore Story of writing defense of the porize poetry on loan to to light his pipe and pose whether family as an institution. Gorblime, of nature. Carradine is (See-GRAHAM, Page F-2.) a camera was handy or not, all the He Says Also That He Has Memorized Line after all, demmit, sir, the family Roach from Twentieth Century- time referring to himself as Ol’ Every well, there she is. So all the grown- Fox. Attractions Massa Howard. Of the He and Elaine Will Do up children come home with their Also signed for “Captain Fury” Coming The casting of “Gone With the Play problems to help mother and father is blond and beautiful Virginia Wind” culminated celebrate their anni- Field who will handle the romantic EARLE—“They Made Me a the most success- grimaces, with head waggings and golden wedding ful By Hubbard Keavy, the are solved and interest Victor Criminal” brings back the publicity campaign in behalf of eye rollings. He paused at climactic versary, problems opposite McLaglen. a in Associated Press Stall Writer. there it is. Roach as di- star you first saw in “Four picture Hollywood's history. junctures to light a cigaret and well, demmit, sir, Assisting dialogue of rector of the the producer Daughters,” John Garfield, Actually little significance, the HOLLYWOOD. then, before resuming, usually asks, Weightier things are hinted at in picture, Selznick announced, will be William De Mille, teaming him with Ann Sheri- geniuses managed to keep Among the things John Barry- "Where was it?” the course of the play. There is an once one the matter alive for almost more does well is tell stories on to some sense brother of “C. B.” and of dan, the “Dead End” kids two Since his "recovery” from the attempt capture of the years. There were times himself. austere of a the most famous directors in films. and some others in a drama when the effects of the escapades that fol- magic time, but that is search assumed the He told me a bookful the other for Brian Aherne plays the title role of the vigorous type. It starts proportions of lowed his third divorce, John has subject poetry, and English play- a national issue. The whole night up at his house. wrights are as skittish about in “Captain Fury.” Friday. Friday also brings thing had all of his dialog printed on huge poetry was One of them is about as a blinkered horse over i to head the stage show particularly gratifying to David Moloney. blackboards held off-scene. This fallen O. Selznick. who is a South American leaves. More Lionel Stander, and there'll invariably uses the Moloney has given rise to stories that his successfully, there is Film Schedules device to garner space in vulture, and John bought him in a conveyed a feeling of the Today's be other acts and the Roxy- 'the press. mind is in a sorry state. Maybe continuity Manipulated by astute San Salvador pet shop. Moloney" that exists in family life, generation ettes. press agents his memory isn't as good as it once CAPITOL—“Stand Up and i this fictitious controversy was a youngster then. He was put following generation, the young tak- CAPITOL—“Thanks for Every- exceeded was, but I prefer to believe he has Fight,” rough life makes a the producer's wildest in a special cage in the Barrymore ing up where the old leave off, the thing,” the comedy with hopes. just become mentally lazy. If you man of R. Taylor: 2, 4:35, 7:25 aviary, and John became very fond changeless problems of learning lan- music in which Jack Haley N’ow the Hays Office can read it off a board just as well, and 10:20 p.m. Stage shows: of his strange pet. The feeling was guage and facts, falling in love, suf- impersonates the “Average Recognizes Life. why memorize it? 3:45. 6:35 and 9:25 p.m. reciprocated, for Moloney learned to fering, getting married, staying mar- American Man,” sings songs There is he seems as active as EARLE—“Zaza,” Claudette Col- something about cellu- flap his wings and utter a queer, Mentally, ried, making a living, facing age, to Arleen Whelan, starts Fri- loid that he was 10 when I first bert in the new film version of nurtures and encourages vulturine greeting when John en- years ago, getting ready to die, the old helping day. Along with it there will met him. He bubbles with the old tale: 2, 4:30, 7:15 and optimism. Customers see a bad pic- tered his den. descrip- the young, son learning painfully be a new revue. ture in tive such as his 10 Stage shows: 3:35, stage the theater and immediately phrases, spon- what father and grandfather had to p.m. Captivity did not handicap Mo- 6:20 and 9:05 Din,” the following it an trailer taneous comparison of Moloney's learn. p.m. KEITH'S—“Gunga advertising loney. On the contrary his pam- R-K-O Radio super-special announcing next week's shuffling to Bert Williams’ walk. PALACE—“Kentucky,” romance program. pered life and excellent meals caused Unfortunately, these are now based upon famous Adjectives leap from the screen. It He uses as much profanity as ever— in the land where horses are Kipling's Him to grow and grow. He became platitudes of the drama. In the the- follows “The Great is “the picture you have been or, maybe, a little more. horses: 7:10 and poem, wait- ater a is a 2:30, 4:50, almost 4 feet tall. His beak grew He he has platitude thing chewed Man Votes.” It has a lot of ing for”; it is “the most dramatic, says memorized every 9:30 pm. correspondingly large. It was so sapless, and, although I have always action, with Joan thrilling love story ever filmed.” The word of the play he and his wife Fontaine, and that It could wondered we call KEITH’S—“The Great Man do strong savage Elaine will in soon and why something Gary Grant. Doug Fairbanks, patrons not believe it but they appear that vote a man break a bone as easily as it could sapless “sappy?’ that’s what the Votes,” one gives jr„ and Victor in- come back anyway. Of course, he has no more fear than ever of McLaglen many halve a banana. John's brother English theater and Dodie Smith’s a great day: 2:35, 4:25, 6:10, volved in most of it. times the trailer is right, but in a going up in his lines. Every actor Lionel was scared of and “Dear 8 and 9:45 pm. number of 'Moloney thinks about and, Octopus” are—sapless and PALACE—“Jesse James.” Dar- discouraging instances it “blowing” very is thought him the ugliest creature haven’t sappy. METROPOLITAN—“Paris Hon- Zanuck's wrong. often, they the slightest ryl epic inspired by he’d ever seen. John and Elaine Barrymore. eymoon,” Bing Crosby’s latest Perhaps the public reflects the idea what their next speech is now a Lot or jokes, the life of the famed one- Moloney liked to rub his big beak musical comedy: 2, 3:55, 5:50, enthusiasm of Hollywood; perhaps until the very last cue word is All of Them Old. time Public Enemy No. 1, is John’s nose. It was a 7:40 9:45 mirrors the against ges- until we came to a Some shuffled around—like Bert Williams delivered. and p.m. due when ends Hollywood optimism of jungle. The about Oscar “Kentucky” tuer of affection that John astonishing thing — the patrons. At any rate, the town gave place off the coast of Sauth America, —but mostly he stood still, looking The play, "Our I^ar Children,” COLUMBIA “S w e e thearts,” its run. Tyrone Power, Henry much That's the back- Wilde's “The Importance of Being is hopeful one week and dejected happiness. several days later, we spied a lovely at me. The next morning, when is about an actor who rounds up Jeanette MacDonald and Nel- Fonda, Nancy Kelly and Ran- ground. Earnest,” a classic, a masterpiece the next, only to rise to new heights jungle. It was late afternoon, but we were getting ready to steam his grown daughters by his several son Eddy in technicolor: 2, dolph Scott are the principal “This is a I've never told and the greatest play this revered a few days later. At the moment story I decided we'd better haye it over. away, I looked toward the shore and wives for a Christmas party. 4:35, 7:10 and 9:40 p.m. participants. any one before,” John began. “It’s I the playwright ever wrote, is that it's the town believes that the world is I had the sailors row us—Moloney saw a black spot. grabbed "Slightly biographical, isn't it?” LITTLE—“100 Men and a Girl,” METROPOLITAN — “Off the about how I rid of pretty terrible. It consists of one a lovely, lovely place, for Will H. got Moloney. and I—to shore. I took Moloney glasses. It was Moloney! He was asks John, raising an eloquent eye- Deanna Durbin and a after all the sings Record,” called “fast-mov- czar was where I'd left hint. joke right another, Hays, of all the movies, has in- “My home broken up by di- out of his cage. It was a folding standing right brow. Leopold Stokowski conducts drama with a jokes being paradoxes and, once ing comedy dicated that the screen is to take vorce, and I didn’t want to live cage, so I folded it up and threw it "I was rowed back to shore. When I wondered how he intended to heard the heard the orchestra: 2, 3:55, 5:50, newspaper background,” is on of life there. The have the ocean. saw me he his you’ve jokes, you’ve cognizance and reflect, all in pet shops could in the Moloney flapped portray this actor. s 7:40 and 9:40 the books for here. all. Most of us have heard the jokes pm. Friday good taste, of course, some of the other birds (he has a thousand), “We had an affectionate farewell. wings and squeaked with joy. He "I shall probably be playing my- Pat O’Brien and Joan Blon- before and the only thing that pos- BELASCO — “Grand Illusion,” realities of existence. The other but I felt Moloney was too good a He flapped his wings and I detected rubbed his beak against mine. What self,” he answered. “Only a little dell are the • rival has contributed is that “The telling indictment of war: reporters day at an industry luncheon in care- friend for such a fate. a note of despair in his voice. I a reunion!” more hammy—if that's credible!” terity and Bobby Jordan of the of Being Earnest” proves 2:20,4:15, 6:05,8 and 9:50 p.m. fully couched language he guardedly “So, I said to myself, ‘We’ll find cried, because I was leaving my old Most actors occasionally relax John said he added but one sen- Importance “Dead End” gang has an im- the of being Oscar admitted that the time has come a nice jungle for Moloney.’ We friend. during an interview. John never tence to the original' script of Importance TRANS-LUX—News and shorts; portant role. Wilde. If else had written for the screen "to develop maximum boarded the yacht—Moloney and I— “I watched poor Moloney as I does. He dramatizes every story "Our Dear Children.” It' is a line anybody continuous from 2 o’clock. usefulness.” While in no sense did and we told the crew to keep going was rowed back to the yacht. He and every line, with gestures and of profanity. (See WOLFERT, Page F-2J ♦ I t 1 # ft